Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 3.0m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1622 | 4747 | 5496 | 5150 | 4381 | 3467 | 2633 | 2012 | 1617 | 1342 | 1016 | 862 | 702 | 497 | 411 | 411 | 353 | 210 | 213 | 244 | 167 | 125 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.80m | 9:04PM1.80m | 9:37AM1.74m | 10:00PM1.71m | 10:35AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.16m | 2:52PM0.23m | 3:21AM0.23m | 3:47PM0.32m | 4:13AM0.30m | 4:42PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1622 | 4747 | 5496 | 5150 | 4381 | 3467 | 2633 | 2012 | 1617 | 1342 | 1016 | 862 | 702 | 497 | 411 | 411 | 353 | 210 | 213 | 244 | 167 | 125 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 915 | 167 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 91 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 49 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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